Underworld Player Chapter 69 - All Clear

With Lin He's help, Bai Zhi released Xu Feng from the iron hook he had been hanging from, but the extreme blood loss had rendered him unconscious, and so he remained.

Outside the shop, Lin He supported Xu Feng's slack body with one hand as he looked worriedly toward Bai Zhi. "What do we do now?"

"We were given a deadline of three hours—considering the time it will take us to walk back along that long path, I reckon we have less than an hour here before we have to leave, or miss the bus altogether."

Bai Zhi looked at the shops on either side of the road with a neutral expression.

"How many Hell Dollars do you have on you?"

"...A hundred." said Lin He, after a moment's hesitation.

Bai Zhi's eyes flicked imperceptibly to Xu Feng's neck, which had been healed using the Recuperative Clay. "Let's leave Xu Feng here for now, and let's clear some more challenges, you and me. I could give you a leg up, by walking you through the challenges I cleared...

"First off, I wouldn't recommend visiting the clown. The rules there may have since changed, too risky. The ragdoll is also a bad idea, but you should try the ghostly girl. The key is to pick an instrument that can overwhelm the sound of the zither without giving it a break, and remember to stuff your ears. I recommend the drums—no skills needed, just bang away."

After quickly going over the strategy one more time, Bai Zhi jerked a thumb at Gourmet House, behind him.

"As for this one, you saw how it went earlier, keep in mind that it's not just the food you make, the judges you pick to taste them have to be perfect, too. Also, the cat in the Pool Hall and the spirit in Rainfall Pavilion are different from the paper doll, the clown, and the ragdoll, so... Anyway, just follow my exact steps and you'll be fine. Do you need any supplies?"

As he spoke, Bai Zhi retrieved a giant bag of trash from his Inventory and laid in on the ground.

"I had meant to dump it in a trash can somewhere along the way, but I kinda forgot about it after I realized I was on the wrong bus."

As he looked

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